THE object of the Apostle's life–that for which he sacrificed everything–country, kindred, honor, comfort, liberty and life itself, was that he might know Christ. Observe that this is not Paul's prayer as an unconverted man–that he may know Christ and so be saved–for it follows upon the previous supplication that he might win Christ and be found in Him. This is the desire of one who has been saved, who enjoys the full conviction that his sins are pardoned and that he is in Christ. It is only the regenerated and saved man who can feel the desire, "That I may know Him." Are you astonished that a saved man should have such a desire as this? A moment's reflection will remove your astonishment.
Imagine for a moment that you are living in the age of the Roman emperors. You have been captured by Roman soldiers and dragged from your native country. You have been sold for a slave, stripped, whipped, branded, imprisoned and treated with shameful cruelty. At last you are appointed to die in the amphitheatre, to make holiday for a tyrant. The populace assemble with delight. There they are, tens of thousands of them, gazing down from the living sides of the spacious Coliseum.
You stand alone and naked, armed only with a single dagger–a poor defense against gigantic beasts. A ponderous door is drawn up by machinery and there rushes forth the monarch of the forest–a huge lion. You must slay him or be torn to pieces. You are absolutely certain that the conflict is too stern for you and that the sure result must and will be that those terrible teeth will grind your bones and drip with your blood. You tremble. Your joints are loosed. You are paralyzed with fear, like the timid deer when the lion has dashed it to the ground. But what is this? O wonder of mercy!–a deliverer appears!
You are not, however, informed, but instead of it you are gently led away to a noble mansion, where your many wounds are washed and healed with salve of rarest power. You are clothed in sumptuous apparel. You are made to sit down at a feast. You eat and are satisfied. You rest upon the softest down. The next morning you are attended by servants who guard you from evil and minister to your good. Day after day, week after week, your wants are supplied. You live like a courtier. There is nothing that you can ask which you do not receive.
Suppose that as you wake up one morning, you find lying on your pillow a precious love-token from your unknown friend, a ring sparkling with jewels and engraved with a tender inscription, a bouquet of flowers bound about with a love-motto? Your curiosity now knows no bounds. But you are informed that this wondrous being has not only done for you what you have seen, but a thousand deeds of love which you did not see, which were higher and greater still as proofs of his affection. You are told that he was wounded and imprisoned and scourged for your sake, for he had a love to you so great that death itself could not overcome it–you are informed that he is every moment occupied in your interests, because he has sworn by himself that where he is, there you shall be.
Have I imagined emotions which would not be natural? I think not. The most cool and calculating would be warmed with desires like these. I think what I have now pictured before you will wake the echoes in your breasts and you will say, "Ah, it is even so! It is because Christ loved me and gave Himself for me that I want to know Him. It is because He has shed His blood for me and has chosen me that I may be one with Him forever that my soul desires a fuller acquaintance with Him. "Now may God the Holy Spirit, very graciously lead me onward that I may also quicken in you the desire to know Him.
Beloved, let us PASS BY THAT CROWD OF OUTER-COURT WORSHIPPERS WHO ARE CONTENT TO LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING CHRIST.
I do not mean the ungodly and profane! We will not consider them just now–they are altogether strangers and foreigners to Him–I mean children of God–the visible saints. How many there are of these whom I must call outer-court worshippers, for they are strangers to this panting to know Him. They can say with Paul, "That I may win Him and be found in Him"–that they do want. But this higher wish, "That I may know Him," has not stirred their hearts. How many Brothers and Sisters we know who are content to know Christ's historic life! They read the Evangelists and they are charmed with the perfect beauty of the Savior's history. "Never man spoke like this Man," they say. And they confess that never man acted with such love as He did.
They know all the incidents of His life, from His manger to His Cross. But they do not know Him. They are as men who have read "Caesar's Commentaries," but who have never seen Caesar. They know the battles which Caesar fought. They can even recognize the mantle which Caesar wore "that day he overcame the Nervii," but they do not know Caesar himself. The Person of the Lord Jesus is as much hidden from their eyes us the golden pot of manna when concealed in the ark. They know the life of Christ, but not Christ the Life. They admire His way among men, but they see Him not as the Way.
Others there are who know Christ's doctrine and prize it, too, but they know not Him. All which He taught is dear to them. Orthodoxy–for this they would burn at Smithfield, or lay down their necks at Tower Hill! Many of them are well-instructed and Divinely-illuminated in the doctrine of Christ. And the wonder is that they should stop there, because, Beloved, it does seem to me when I begin to know a man's teaching, that the next thing is the desire to know his person. Addison, in one of the "Spectators," tells us that the reason why so many books are printed with the portraits of the authors is just this–that as a man reads a book, he feels a desire to know what sort of appearance the author had.
Most Believers rest perfectly at ease with knowing Christ's Sacrifice. They see Jesus as the great High Priest, laying a great Sacrifice upon the altar for their sins and with their whole heart they accept His Atonement. By faith they know that all their sins are taken away by precious blood. This is a most blessed and hallowed attainment, I will grant you. But it is not every Christian who perceives that Christ was not only the Offerer of a sacrifice, but was Himself the Sacrifice, and therefore loves Him as such. Priest, Altar, Victim–Christ was everything! He gathers up all in Himself and when I see that He loved me and gave Himself for me, it is not enough to know this fact–I want to know Him, the glorious Person who does and is all this.
I want to know the Man who thus gave Himself for me. I want to behold the Lamb once slain for me. I want to rest upon the bosom which covers the heart which was pierced with the spear. I pray Him to kiss me with the kisses of that mouth which cried, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" I love Calvary, the scene of woe, but I love Christ better, the great Object of that agony. And even His Cross and all His sufferings, dear though these must ever be to the Christian mind, only occupy a second place–the first seat is for Himself–His Person, His Deity and Humanity.
Beloved, how many there are who have heard of Christ and read about Christ and that is enough for them! But it is not enough for me and it should not be enough for you. The Apostle Paul did not say, "I have heard of Him, on whom I have believed," but, "I know whom I have believed." To hear about Christ may damn you–it may be a savor of death unto death to you. You have heard of Him with the ear–but it is essential that you know Him in order that you may be partakers of eternal life. My dear Hearers, be not content unless you have this as your soul's present portion.
Others there are who have been persuaded by the judgment and encouragement of others that they know something about the great Redeemer. They do not know Him, but still they are persuaded by others that they have an interest in Him. Let me warn you of second-hand spirituality! It is a rotten, soul-deceiving deception. Beware of all esteeming of yourself according to the thoughts of others or you will be ruined.
Another man's opinion of me may have great influence over me–I have heard of a man in perfectly good health killed by the opinion of others. Several of his friends had foolishly agreed to play a practical trick on him, whereupon one of them met him and said, "How ill you look this morning." He did not feel so. He was very much surprised at the remark. When he met the next, who said to him, "Oh, dear, how bad you look," he began to think there might be something in it. And as he turned round the corner, a third person said to him, "What a sight you are ! How altered from what you used to be!" He went home ill, he took to his bed and died.
So goes the story and I should not marvel if it really did occur. Now, if such might be the effect of persuasion and supposed belief in the sickness of a man, how much more readily may men be persuaded into the idea of spiritual health! A Believer meets you and by his treatment seems to say, "I welcome you as a dear Brother"–and he means it, too. You are baptized and received into Church fellowship and so everybody thinks that you must be a follower of Christ. And yet you may not know Him. Oh, I do pray you–do not be satisfied with being persuaded into something like an assurance that you are in Him but do not know Him–know Him for yourself.
There are many who I hope will be saved before long. But I am in great doubt of them, because they can only say they half think they know Christ. They do not quite believe in Him, but they do not disbelieve in Him. They halt between two opinions. Ah, dear Hearer, that is a very dangerous place to stand! The borderland is the devil's hunting ground. Undecided souls are fair game for the great fowler. God give you once and for all the true decision by which, through Grace, you shall know Him. Do not be satisfied with thinking you know Him. Hoping you know Him, but know Him.
Oh, it is nothing to have heard about Him, to have talked about Him, to have eaten and have drank with Him, to have preached Him, or even to have worked miracles in His name. To have been charmed by His eloquence, to have been stirred with the story of His love, to have been moved to imitate Him–this shall gain you nothing unless you win Him and are found in Him. Seek with the Apostle, to give up everything of your own righteousness and all other objects and aims in life and say, "This I seek after, that I may know Him." Thus much, on the first point. Leaving those behind who do not know Him, let us make an advance.
It is an early step in this knowledge of Christ, to know and to believe that Jesus Christ is Lord. To know that Christ is God, Divine to me. That Christ is Man–Brother to me–bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. And that as such He is a sin-subduing Savior. That He is for me an Intercessor, pleading before the Throne. That He is my Prophet, Priest and King–in this sense I trust that most of you know Him. If you do not, breathe the silent prayer now, "Lord, help me that I may know Him." But this knowledge of recognition is comparatively a low attainment, one of the lowest rounds of the ladder of light.
In the second place, a Believer knows Christ to a higher degree when he knows Him by practical experience at acquaintance with what He does. For instance, I know Christ as a Cleanser. They tell me He is a Refiner, that He cleanses from spots. He has washed me in His precious blood and to that extent I know Him. They tell me that He clothes the naked–He has covered me with a garment of righteousness and to that extent I know Him. They tell me that He is a Breaker and that He breaks fetters–He has set my soul at liberty and therefore I know Him. They tell me that He is a King and that He reigns over sin–He has subdued my enemies beneath His feet and I know Him in that Character.
They tell me He is a Shepherd–I know Him, for I am His sheep. They say He is a Door–I have entered in through Him and I know Him as a Door. They say He is Food–my spirit feeds on Him as on the Bread of Heaven and, therefore, I know Him as such. You know if anyone says, "Do you know doctor So-and-So?" it is a very satisfactory answer if you can reply, "Oh, yes, I know him, for he attended me the last time that I was ill." There is more knowledge in that, than if on could only say, "Oh, yes, I know him–he wears such-and-such a hat," or "he is a man of such-and-such an appearance." So, Christian, there is a second and higher step to know Christ–when you have experienced in your own soul that He is just what God has revealed Him to be.
But we know a man in a better sense than this when we are on speaking terms with him. "Do you know So-and-So?" "Yes," you say, "I not only know him by name, so as to recognize him. I not only know him as a tradesman having dealt with him, but I know him because when we pass each other in the morning, we exchange a word or two. And if I had anything to say upon matters–any request to make–I should feel no difficulty about asking him." Well now, the Christian knows His Lord in this sense, too. He has, every day, official communication with Christ, He is on speaking terms with Him.
But you are said to know a person better still when he invites you to his house. At Christmas time there is a family party and a romp–and he asks you there and you are like one of his children and enter into all their sports around the fireside. And you indulge, as they do, in the genialities of social life. You are asked again. You go there pretty often. In fact, if there is a happy evening in that house they generally expect to see friend So-and-So there. Well, now, that is better. We are getting now into something like knowing a man.
And I do trust there are many of you, Beloved, who have got as far as this with regard to your Divine Lord. Christ has entertained you with some rare visits from His gracious Presence. He brought you into His banqueting house and His banner over you was love. When He manifested Himself, He did it unto you as He did not unto the world. He was pleased in the majesty of His condescension, to take you aside and show you His hands and His side. He called you "Friend." He treated you as such and permitted you to enjoy your sweets of being one of the family. Ah, but you may go into a man's house as a constant visitor and yet you may not know him–that is to say, not in the highest sense.
You speak to the man's wife and say, "Your husband is a marvelously charming man. What a cheerful, joyful, spirited man he is! He never seems to have any depressions of spirit and experiences no changes whatever." She shakes her head, and she says, "Ah, you do not know him, you do not know him as I do." Because she sees him at all times and at all hours she can read the very heart of the man. That Christian has grown much in Grace who has advanced not only to be the friend of Christ, having occasional fellowship with Him, but who comes to recognize his marriage union with the Person of his Lord and of whom it can be said, "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him. And He will show them His Covenant." Now we have the intimacy of love with its perfect frankness, nearness, sweetness, joyousness, delight! The rending away of every separating veil makes the communion to be as near as it well can be this side of the black river. But a Christian may get farther than this!
Even the spouse may not know her husband. The most loving wife who ever entered into the cares of her husband must have discovered that there is a something which separates his experience from her powers of comprehension. Luther's wife, Catherine, was, of all women, the wife for Luther. But there were times in Luther's gigantic tribulations when he must leave Kate behind. There were extraordinary times within him–times both of ecstatic joy–when, like a great angel, he stretched his mighty wings and flew right up to Heaven! And there were times of awful misery when he seemed to sink down to the very depths of Hell. And in either case, no other heart could keep pace with him.
III. Having taken you so far, let us SIT DOWN A FEW MINUTES AND CONSIDER WHAT SORT OF KNOWLEDGE THIS KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST IS–"That I may know Him." Then it is clear, if I know Him I shall have a very vivid sense of His Personality. "That I may know Him." He will not be to me a myth, a vision, a spirit, but a Person, a real, solid Person, as much real as I am myself, or as my dearest friend can be to me. My Soul, never be satisfied with a shadowy Christ. My Heart, never be content until He has embraced your soul and proved to you that He is the lover of His people.
This knowledge, then, must be a knowledge of Him in His Personality. Then, Beloved, it must be a personal knowledge on our part. I cannot know Christ through another person's brains. I cannot love Him with another man's heart and I cannot see Him with another man's eyes. Heaven's delight is, "My eyes shall see Him and not another." These eyes shall behold the King in His beauty. Well, Beloved, if this is Heaven, we certainly cannot do without a personal sight of Christ here. I am so afraid of living in a second-hand religion. God forbid that I should get a biographical experience! Lord save us from having borrowed communion. No, I must know Him myself! O God, let me not be deceived in this! I must know Him without fancy or proxy. I must know Him on my own account.
Then I must have an affectionate knowledge of Him. And indeed, if I know Him at all, I must love Him. As it is said of some men that there is such a charm about them that if you once get into their company you cannot criticize any longer, but must admire–so you feel with Christ. It is said of Garibaldi, that if you are in his society he charms all, so that even malice and slander must be silent in his presence. Infinitely, supremely, so is it with Christ! Being near Him, His love warms our hearts till we glow with intense love to Him.
Then I shall find, if I know Christ, that this is a satisfying knowledge. When I know Christ my mind will be full to the brim–I shall feel that I have found that which my spirit panted after. "This is that Bread whereof if a man eats he shall never hunger." At the same time it is an exciting knowledge. The more I know of Christ, the more I shall want to know. The deeper I plunge, the greater the deeps which will be revealed. The higher I climb, the loftier will be the summits which invite my eager footsteps. I shall want more as I get more. My spiritual thirst will increase, though in another sense it will be entirely quenched.
And this knowledge of Christ will be a most happy one! In fact, so happy that sometimes it will completely bear me up above all trials, doubts and sorrows. And it will, while I enjoy it, make me something more than, "Man that is born of a woman who is of few days and full of trouble," for it will fling about me the immortality of the ever-living Savior and gird me with the golden girdle of His eternal happiness. To be near to Christ is to be near to the pearly gates of the golden-streeted city. Say not, "Jerusalem, my happy home, my labors have an end in you," but say, "Jesus, You are my Rest and when I have You, my spirit is at peace." I might thus keep on speaking in praise of this knowledge, but I will not.
Only permit me to say what a refreshing, what a sanctifying knowledge is this, to know Him! When the Laodicean Church was neither hot nor cold, but lukewarm, how did Christ seek her revival? Did He send her precious doctrines? Did He send her excellent precepts? Mark you, He came Himself, for thus it is said, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and will sup with him, and he with Me." That is a cure for it all, you see. No matter how lukewarm, though God may say, "I will spew you out of My mouth," yet, if Christ comes, that is the cure! The Presence of Christ with His Church puts away all her sicknesses.
When the disciples of Christ were at sea in a storm, do you remember how He comforted them? Did He send them an angel? No. "It is I, do not be afraid." And when they knew Him they had no more fears. They were assembled one night, "the doors being shut for fear of the Jews." How did He comfort them? Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them and said, "Peace be unto you." There was Thomas, full of doubts and fears. How did Jesus Christ take away his doubts? "Reach here your finger and behold My hands. And reach here your hand and thrust it into My side." Oh, it is Christ, it is Christ who cures all!
The company of Christ is the only thing which a Christian wants. I will undertake that if his heart is like an iceberg, as soon as Jesus comes, it shall flame like Vesuvius. His spirit shall be dead and like a rotten corpse. But if Jesus comes he shall leap like a hart and become strong as a young unicorn. Your Presence makes me like the chariots of Amminadib! Now do not think I am talking what I do not know. Do not imagine that I am talking mere fanatical slip-slop which I cannot prove. I do assert (and God who searches all hearts knows how true this is)–I do assert that from the depths of doubt, of dullness, of worldliness–I have leaped in one moment into love and life and holy enthusiasm when Jesus Christ has manifested Himself to me.
I cannot describe the difference between my spirit, water-logged, worm-eaten, ready to sink to the bottom without Christ–and that same spirit like a strong staunch ship, with sails full, with favorable wind, speeding into harbor with a golden freight. Like yon poor little bird which some cruel boy has torn from the nest and almost killed–it is not fledged yet and cannot fly–and it lies down to die. It is soon trampled in the mire in the streets–that is my heart without Christ.
IV. I shall close by urging you, dearly Beloved, who know the Lord to take this desire of the Apostle, and by exhorting you–make it your own, "That I may know Him." I wish I had time this morning–time will fly–I wish I had time to urge and press you Believers onward to seek to know Him. Paul, you see, gave up everything for this–you will be seeking what is worth having. There can be no mistake about this. If Paul will renounce all, there must be a reward which is worthy of the sacrifice. If you have any fears–if you seek Christ and find Him–they will be removed. You complain that you do not feel the guilt of sin, that you cannot humble yourself enough. The sight of Christ is the very best means of setting sin in its true colors. There is no repenting like that which comes from a look from Christ's eyes–the Lord turned and looked upon Peter and he went out and wept bitterly. So it is not a sight of the Law–it is the sight of Christ looking upon us which will break our hearts.
There is nothing like this to fill you with courage. When Dr. Andrew Reed found some difficulties in the founding of one of his orphan asylums, he sat down and drew upon a little piece of paper the Cross, and then he said to himself, "What? Despair in the face of the Cross?" And then he drew a ring round the Cross and wrote in it, "nil desperandum!" and took it for his coat of arms. Oh, there cannot be any despair in the presence of the Cross! Dying Lamb, did You endure the Cross, despising the shame–and shall I talk of difficulties when Your Glory is in the way? God forbid!
O holy Face bedewed with bloody sweat, I pledge myself in Your solemn and awful Presence, that though this face of mine should be bedewed with sweat of the like sort to accomplish any labor upon which You shall put me! By Your will and in Your strength, I will not shrink from the task. A sight of Christ, Brethren, will keep you from despondency and doubts and despair. A sight of Christ!
How shall I stir you to it? It will fire you to duty. It will deliver you from temptation. It will, in fact, make you like He. A man is known by his company. And if you have become acquainted with Christ, and know Him, you will be sure to reflect His light. It is because the moon has converse with the sun that she has any light for this dark world's night. And if you talk with Christ, the Sun, He will shine on you so gloriously, that you, like the moon, shall reflect His light and the dark night of this world shall be enlightened by your radiance. The Lord help us to know Him!
Here He is, waiting to be comforted with your company, desiring communion with you, panting that His sister, His spouse, would be no longer a stranger to Him. Here He is, waiting to be gracious, saying, "Come unto Me all you that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." Come, Christian, come! Let this be your desire, "That I may know Him." And you who do not know Him and have not loved Him, I pray you will breathe this prayer with me, "Lord, be merciful to me a sinner." O Sinner, He is a gentle Christ! He is a loving Savior and they that seek Him early shall find Him! May you seek and find Him, for His name's sake. Amen.


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class Admin::UsersController < ApplicationController
  load_and_authorize_resource
  skip_load_resource :only => :check_username_uniqueness

  # GET /users
  # GET /users.xml
  def index
#    @users = User.all

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # index.html.erb
      format.xml  { render :xml => @users }
    end
  end

  # GET /users/1
  # GET /users/1.xml
  def show
    if params[:id]
      @user = User.find(params[:id])
    else
      @user = User.find_by_username(params[:username])
    end

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # show.html.erb
      format.xml  { render :xml => @user }
    end
  end

  # GET /users/new
  # GET /users/new.xml
  def new
#    @user = User.new

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.xml  { render :xml => @user }
    end
  end

  # GET /users/1/edit
  def edit
#    @user = User.find(params[:id])
  end

  # POST /users
  # POST /users.xml
  def create
#    @user = User.new(params[:user])

    respond_to do |format|
      if @user.save
        format.html { redirect_to(admin_user_url(@user), :notice => 'User was successfully created.') }
        format.xml  { render :xml => @user, :status => :created, :location => admin_user_url(@user) }
      else
        format.html { render :action => "new" }
        format.xml  { render :xml => @user.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # PUT /users/1
  # PUT /users/1.xml
  def update
#    @user = User.find(params[:id])
    if (params[:user][:living_expense_categories])
      params[:user][:living_expense_categories] = params[:user][:living_expense_categories].to_json
    end

    respond_to do |format|
      if @user.update_attributes(params[:user])
#        unless params[:user][:default_currency].nil?
#        end
        format.html { redirect_to(user_url(@user), :notice => 'User was successfully updated.') }
        format.xml  { head :ok }
      else
        format.html { render :action => "edit" }
        format.xml  { render :xml => @user.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # DELETE /users/1
  # DELETE /users/1.xml
  def destroy
#    @user = User.find(params[:id])
    @user.destroy

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { redirect_to(admin_users_url) }
      format.xml  { head :ok }
      format.js   { render :nothing => true }
    end
  end

  def preferences
#    @user = User.find(params[:id])
    @living_expense_categories = current_user.living_expense_categories.nil? ? [] : JSON.parse(current_user.living_expense_categories).map { |a| a.to_i }

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html
    end
  end

  def sharing
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html
    end
  end

  def sharing_email
    email = params[:sharing_email][:email]
    u = User.find_by_email(email)
    if u.nil?
      notice = "Invalid Email: #{email}"
    elsif current_user.followers.exists?(u)
      notice = "Already share with #{u.username}"
    elsif current_user.followers.count > 9
      notice = "Already share with 10 users"
    elsif current_user.id == u.id
      notice = "Cannot share with self"
    else
      notice = "Share with #{u.username}"
      current_user.followers << u
    end
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { redirect_to :user_sharing, :notice => notice }
    end
  end

  def check_username_uniqueness
    user = User.find_by_id(params[:id])
    u = User.find_by_username(params[:user][:username])
#    puts "########"+u.id.to_s+"########"+user.id.to_s unless u.nil?
    if (u.nil?) || (u.id == user.id)
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html {
          render :text => "user does not exist", :layout => false
        }
        format.json {
          render :json => { :available => 'true' }, :content_type => 'application/json'
        }
        format.js {
          render :user_available
        }
      end
    else
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html {
          render :text => "user exist", :layout => false
        }
        format.json {
          render :json => { :available => 'false' }, :content_type => 'application/json'
        }
        format.js {
            render :user_not_available
        }
      end
    end
  end

  def toggle_search_transactions
    toggle = !current_user.search_toggle
    current_user.search_toggle = toggle
    current_user.save!
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { head :ok}
      format.js
    end
  end

  def toggle_new_transaction
    toggle = !current_user.new_transaction_toggle
    current_user.new_transaction_toggle = toggle
    current_user.save!
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { head :ok}
      format.js
    end
  end

  def toggle_new_transfer
    toggle = !current_user.new_transfer_toggle
    current_user.new_transfer_toggle = toggle
    current_user.save!
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { head :ok}
      format.js
    end
  end

end

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The Magnificent Storyteller - John Jakes
Author: Paul deVere
Best-selling author John Jakes' latest novel, The Gods of Newport , is a compelling story of greed and romance set during America's "Gilded Age," the three decades before the turn of the 20th Century. But the real story at Jakes' book signing at Jump & Phil's Bar and Grill in Hilton Head Plaza on the evening of November 28, was the fans. Hundreds lined the patio and walkways leading up to Jump & Phil's to get Jakes to autograph their copies of the novel—a testament and tribute to Hilton Head Island's popular author.
As a reminder of Jakes' status in American letters, he was the first author to have three books on the New York Times bestseller list in one year (The Kent Family Chronicles); his Civil War trilogy, beginning with his book, North and South, was made into an ABC miniseries and remains one of the highest rated miniseries of all times; and he has had 16 consecutive best sellers on the New York Time's list. In a recent review by the Los Angeles Times, Jakes was called, "the godfather of the historical novel."
"This is our 14th book signing, and it's just great," said Phil Henry, co-owner of Jump and Phil's, smiling as he looked over the hundreds of people filling his unpretentious pub. It was standing room only for the scheduled two-hour signing that stretched into three. Through it all, Jakes had a friendly word and smile for all who came to his spotlighted table.
Among the crowd was another New York Times best-selling author, Hilton Head's John R. Maxim, best known as author of the Bannerman series of thrillers. Maxim wasn't in line. He was in his regular seat, taking in the scene of his friend's success. Maxim has also had signings at Jump and Phil's, filling the place with his fans. So has writer Kathryn Wall, another Jump and Phil's regular and author of the popular Bay Tanner mystery series.
When asked why Jump and Phil's attracts authors like Jakes, Maxim and Wall, Phil replied laughing, "Well, we're open late. But I guess it's just the people here, long-time islanders." And, when the night is not so frantic, it's obviously a good place to tell stories.
John Jakes signs his newest book, The Gods of Newport , at Jump & Phil's Bar & Grill.
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Feb-25-2012, 10:09 AM (UTC)
More a 'what have you listened to'. I went to a Rosa crvx concert last night. Almost 2 hours of gothrock goodiness!
Terribilis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hoq3H2Kq2o
Adorasti (with a really cool modern dance performance) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1zWqm5nsCg
You know nothing, Jon Snow
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I wasn't sure where to put this ...
Hopnut Jester is a fellow Hobb fan over in Robin's Newsgroup and he has made a YouTube video of himself picking out a tune on an acoustic guitar. The video was a simple test run (so "no bells and whistles", he says) and the tune was inspired by *Liveships Traders spoiler*
the scene where Paragon (Pariah) was floating back to port upside down after killing his crew. It is called 'Paragon's Drift'.
I thought I'd share it here, with HJ's permission, as it's interesting to see how we are each inspired by Robin's/Megan's works, and also just as interesting to see what form other Hobb fans take in the flesh.
[video=youtube]http://youtu.be/OvVsfzgCVkw [/video] Argh! This link doesn't seem to be working so it's also below:
http://youtu.be/OvVsfzgCVkw
"I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves."
'thul
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Jul-18-2012, 06:58 AM (UTC)
interesting tune...
when 'thul write in all italics, it is the lord of the three realms within 'thul speaking. A fairly egoistical, but also somewhat simple-minded dragon. Do not take such posts at face value.
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Nov-10-2012, 08:18 AM (UTC) (This post was last modified: Nov-10-2012, 08:19 AM (UTC) by Farseer.)
Listening to a bit of Michael Buble - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJmKkU5POA - while I work. Can't get hyperlinks etc to work, sorry.
Feb-21-2013, 05:45 AM (UTC) (This post was last modified: Feb-21-2013, 05:49 AM (UTC) by Farseer.)
Joost, Robin shared your 'I'm reading a book' link on her Facebook page recently but I can't find it in here (where you shared it with us in the past) to share with newer ThePlenty members. Will come back to share the link when I can as that will be quicker than searching...doesn't help to search an author fan site with the keywords of "I'm reading a book"!
If I don't do it now, I'll never get back to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuRuwR2JSXI
Joost shared this with us some time ago and I had to grin when it popped up with Robin on FB.
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Mar-04-2013, 04:31 PM (UTC)
Listening to a great Dusky podcast put up on one of my favorite music sites.
http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2013/02/dusky
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There's one sure cure against winter depression:
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William "Taffy" Davies (24 June 1910 – 30 October 1995) was a Welsh professional footballer, who played as a winger or inside forward. He played his entire professional football career for English club Watford, and made an appearance for his country during a wartime international match against England.

Playing career
Born in Troed-y-rhiw, Glamorgan, Davies played local football at amateur Welsh club New Tredegar, before joining Watford as an amateur in April 1930. He turned professional three months later, and stayed at Vicarage Road for the entirety of his 21-season (20 year) professional career. During that time Davies played 283 Football League games, 128 wartime matches and 29 FA Cup fixtures. He also played 13 games in the Football League Third Division South Cup, which Watford won in 1937. He played for the Wales national football team at Ninian Park on 6 May 1944, where they were defeated 2–0 by England. However, wartime internationals are not recognised by FIFA or the Football Association of Wales as official internationals, and therefore Davies did not receive a cap.

Davies was a forceful and skilful winger who not only centred the ball well but was also an excellent schemer. One match report commented: "He puts plenty of life and thought into his game … (but has) a tendency to hold his ground and pass back instead of taking a direct route to goal."

A cartilage operation in the 1937–38 season put him out of action until April 1938 and the club never recovered from his loss, missing out on promotion. Davies continued playing for Watford after the Second World War, and was the club's top scorer in the 1947–48 season, with 11 goals in all competitions.

Later career
Davies retired at the end of the 1949–50 season, just before his 40th birthday. He then became the licensee of the Red Lion pub, which is situated opposite the entrance to Vicarage Road stadium. He died in Watford, Hertfordshire at the age of 85.

Honours

Football League Third Division South Cup

Winner: 1937

Runner up: 1935

Watford Football Club top scorer: 1947–48

See also

 List of Watford F.C. players
 History of Watford F.C.

References

Watford F.C. players
Wales wartime international footballers
English Football League players
Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil
1910 births
1995 deaths
Association football wingers
Welsh footballers

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Language can be a beautiful tool for communication. It can share thoughts, ideas, messages of hope, and feelings of love. As with most aspects of life, however, the use of language can be extremely harmful as well. Language can share pain, tragedy, and messages of ill-will. For an example of the power that language can have, an individual need look no further than bullying. Bullying, specifically verbal harassment, can literally change the self-perception and self-image of the victim and alter the way they see themselves.
One of the ways that language impacts an person's well-being is through pain. Studies have shown that words that hurt psychologically, such as in cases of bullying, can actually manifest themselves physically. An individual who is facing consistent bullying, where they are berated or put down or told painful mistruths about themselves, can cause pain to the mind and this translates to physical conditions as well. For that reason, words used in bullying then can be extremely problematic to the physical as well as the emotional health of an individual. When someone is in pain, then, their self-image can be affected subconsciously and consciously. They may begin to feel bad physically and this physical change can change a mental view as well. In this way, then, the language of bullying can bring down self-esteem.
Language is powerful and it can do more than just convey a message or tell a story. It can also change how an individual perceives him or herself as well as the world. In instances where verbal abuse or bullying is present, a person can begin to shift the model they have come to know. They may begin to mold their behavior or their perception of the world to the one being told to them by those who wish them ill. Language can be strong and harsh and bullying brings much of the negative side to language to the forefront. It can literally change the way in which an individual views how the world works and their role in it. In this way, verbal bullying can greatly alter self-image, self-perception, and world-image as well.
Though language is powerful, especially when it comes to the negative impact of bullying, it can also be seen as a remedy as well. While negative words and thoughts are shown to have a more powerful impact that does not mean that its effects are irreversible. Instead, those who face bullying of a verbal nature may find remedy in being told positive items about themselves. Hearing words of encouragement or the antithesis of what the perpetrators have told them can be beneficial in reaffirming self-image in the long run. Language can also be used in bullying remedies in that words of the victim will allow emotion to be shared and released. By talking about the situation and, figuratively, letting the anger and frustration go, self-image can begin to regain strength and positivity while helping the individual to heal.


Life protector Having a good atmosphere is just as important as being in the right place, when it comes to looking for planets that could harbour life, according to a new study.
The research, reported in the journal Astrobiology, found the thickness of a planet's atmosphere plays an important role in shielding life from dangerous cosmic radiation.
With hundreds of worlds now discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun, planet hunting astronomers are focusing their attention on those orbiting in a habitable zone.
The habitable zone is the region around a star, where the temperature would allow liquid water to exist on the surface of a planet or moon.
When people talk about habitability, they usually concentrate on surface temperature, according to the study's lead author Dr Dimitra Atri of the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science in Seattle, and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai.
"But there are many other things which are important to life, such as the level of radiation exposure," says Atri.
"There could be some cases on extrasolar planets where the temperature is good enough to have a biosphere, but radiation levels from high energy cosmic ray particles, are too high for a thriving biosphere."
Cosmic ray particles interact with the atmosphere to produce subatomic particles, such as muons, neutrons, electrons and photons, which rain down to the surface.
The geomagnetic field generated by the Earth was always thought to provide most of our planet's shielding from cosmic ray particles. However Atri and colleagues show this not the case.
"We thought the main difference between Earth and Mars is that we have good shielding from our magnetic field, while the Martian magnetic field is almost negligible, allowing particles to strike the surface making it dangerous for any kind of life," says Atri.
The authors used theoretical models to calculate the strength and penetration of cosmic ray particles under different magnetic and atmospheric conditions, to determine how much radiation reached the surface.
"On Earth if you measure the radiation dose on the surface and then remove the magnetic field, the radiation dose we get will be doubled," says Atri.
"But if we keep the same magnetic field and instead reduce the atmosphere by 50 per cent, the radiation dose increases by a factor of ten. So the main shielding is provided by the atmosphere, and the magnetic field is a secondary factor."
"This was the most surprising thing about the study, because we always felt the magnetic field deflects all these charged particles, and so it should be most important. But we found the biggest factor deciding the radiation dose was the thickness of the atmosphere."
The findings also challenge the long-held idea that planets orbiting small stars called red dwarfs are a good place to look for life, because red dwarfs are the most common type of star in the galaxy.
Red dwarfs are much cooler than stars like the Sun, meaning their habitable zones are much closer to the star.
Being closer to its star makes it easier to detect an orbiting planet, however Atri says it also means significantly more radiation.
"Any planet in the habitable zone would be closer to the star and subjected to higher levels of radiation," says Atri.
He says that calculations show these planets have weaker magnetic fields and less radiation shielding.
Red dwarfs also have strong magnetic activity, which makes them relatively bright in X-ray and ultra violet radiation, causing them to flare frequently and generate stellar winds that could strip away a nearby planet's atmosphere.
"These are going to hit you directly without any protection, so it's twice as dangerous as living on a place like Earth," says Atri.
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The above picture was my stats from my treadmill run on 2/26. I remember that work out, it was all that I could do that day! And I was happy to be able to do it too.
These are the stats from my treadmill work today!! What an amazing difference!! This is because since June 12th I have been walking regularly. That means 3 to 6 days a week depending. And mostly it has been 4 to 5 days a week for at least 40 minutes a day!
It is a wonderful feeling to actually see that my stamina and speed are getting better!
There has not been as much weight loss as I would like, because at the beginning of this journey, I actually gained some weight. But in the last 6 weeks I have lost some weight.
Note about the weight loss: if I would stop drinking soda, the weight would fall off. I know this, but as of today I am not ready to do that.


Praytell teamed up with Vice Media to launch a brand new TV show. Cheers!
VICE Media's television arm, VICELAND, tapped Golden Road founder Meg Gill for a new documentary series that explores beer's role in shaping the culture of a community. We were tasked with introducing the show and Golden Road's brand to mainstream entertainment, lifestyle, wholesalers and trade media.
We announced the show at an industry event, then hosted a NYC preview screening of BEERLAND with an engaging Q&A session and one-on-one interviews with Meg Gill. We then pitched national and local media to tell the BEERLAND story, heading out on a tour for each local premiere to engage media, influencers and fans around Golden Road's hot new show.
The BEERLAND launch resulted in 107 stories, including eight broadcast segments, garnering a total of 192 million earned impressions. We hosted 36 media outlets at screenings and drove massive awareness for the show, the Vice Media partnership and Golden Road brand. Notable placements include Men's Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Metro, Cool Material, Men's Fitness, Parade, AV Club and more. And good news, season two is on the way.


Law firms need to know where their intellectual property is at all times. They also need the ability to track who has accessed what data from where and what they did to it. Most important, they need the ability to lockdown information that should never leave the firm's physical or digital walls.
Controlling access to law firms' physical and information assets is the cornerstone of information technology security (aka cybersecurity). The primary reason for implementing an access control program is to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of the data on law firms' systems.


After Chatter had made first contact, a meeting was held at the beech tree a mile or so from the tower house. The full council had tasked Old Blue to enlist the help of very specific individuals to assist in the transfer of the Wild Ways. Blue had flown from Cottonwood to the beech tree, where he met Chatter and Tambo. Also invited were two others deemed necessary to assist in the task: Knothead, the woodchuck, and Archie, the gopher.
Knothead was chosen because he could dig a burrow in any type of terrain. Rocks? No problem. Knothead would just dig around them and move them to the surface. Roots? No problem. He would just chew through them. Sand? Gravel? It made no difference to Knothead. He figured his mission in life was to dig holes, and nothing would stand in his way. He was meticulous and deliberate in his task, often stopping and backing away to admire his progress.
Archie was another story. He had the well-earned reputation of being the island's foremost pessimist and most vocal complainer. He was selected because he could dig a burrow faster than any of the other creatures on the island, with the possible exception of Knothead.
Archie just wanted to move dirt. Almost frantic in his actions, he could move huge amounts of soil if it didn't contain rocks, roots, or buried objects.
He had a tendency to attract and hold vast amounts of dirt and mud on his outer coat. While all of his brothers and sisters spent hours cleaning themselves and each other, Archie never found the time for cleanliness.
He would often show up at family gatherings with bits of root and leaves clinging to his head, shoulders, and back. However, everything he lacked in cleanliness and good manners was more than compensated for by his ability to dig.
"How's it going, Arch?" asked Knothead as he shook his body to remove traces of his current burrow.
Archie had a long piece of very thin root fiber hanging from his chin, and his coat was matted and covered with earth. "I hope this is important. I've got a beauty of a dig going, and I want to finish it today." There was a single leaf remnant clinging to the back of his head.
"Chik-chikka-chik-chik, this is very important," replied Chatter from above.
Archie, for the first time, noticed the others. In addition to Knothead, he saw Blue, perched near Chatter, and Tambo, nervously jumping from branch to branch on a nearby tree.
This must really be important, thought Archie, recognizing the fact that Chatter was his family's representative on the Island Council.
"Well, let's get on with it before it starts to rain or something. I hate to leave a job right in the middle." Archie shook his left paw, and bits of earth dislodged, flying in all directions.
"Chik-chikka-chat-chat." Chatter's body bounced, and his tail twitched from side to side. Tambo, unable to contain himself, let forth a loud, "CAW-CAW, you must, you must," and Old Blue, screeching loudly, bounced from foot to foot as his angry eyes locked with Archie's.
For the first time, the small gopher with the filthy coat began to realize the importance of his future role. Well, I guess I can listen. Sweet mama, I'm gonna die.


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Cam Cameron Conference Call
Opening statement: "Good afternoon. How's everybody doing? Well first, I just want to tell you how excited I am, as well as my family, to be coming to Baltimore, and just really looking forward and excited to be a part of a staff that they're putting together there with John Harbaugh. I'm just really excited to be with you."
On his thoughts about revitalizing the Ravens' offense: "Well, I've gone against the Ravens for a few years and we've played them a couple times when I was in San Diego. There'll be a lot of evaluation over the next few months, and I'm just looking forward to evaluating the personnel that we have and all the personnel we have coming back and getting to work on the fundamentals and the things that really make an offense go. So, it's really about those things. I'm just looking forward to getting in there and getting back to all the tapes and the season and making the assessment with the rest of our offensive staff so we can build from there."
On what he saw in QB Troy Smith when the Ravens played against the Dolphins: "Obviously, I've followed him since he was in high school, and obviously through college, and there wasn't anything that I think I saw in that game that I hadn't seen before. That'll be fun to go back and look at the time he did get to play, as well as the other guys. I think these next few weeks and months, it's going to be a good time to go back and look at all of the personnel and make those assessments and then try to build from there."
On his thoughts about what John Harbaugh brings to the table as a head coach: "No. 1, I've known John for a long time. We've coached together before, and in my view it was just a matter of time before he became a head coach in the National Football League. And then for me, for things to come together and for me to be a part of it, as I said earlier, is exciting. He's extremely bright, one of the hardest working coaches that I've ever been around. He's a great gameday coach, great teacher – just all of the things that you look for in a football coach. I know the players are going to enjoy playing for him. I know we as assistant coaches are going to enjoy working for him. And, I think he brings a team concept that I know I'm excited about being a part of."
On if he thinks the pieces are in place with this offense to take the next step: "Well, I know it's that time of season when some guys are taking some time off, but it's not going to be long before you get back to what really matters. And, that's getting back to working in the offseason programs, the weight room, the skills guys working together on their own. There are a lot of things that go into putting together not only a good team but a good offense. There are obviously some things in place; I don't know that commenting on those right now really serves a purpose other than that there are some things in place. The important thing is how much we can improve when we get back in our offseason program and how hard we're willing to work – those types of things."
On where he is right now, and how many teams contacted him for their offensive coordinator job: "Actually, I'm just going to get my family and take my family out. The exciting thing for me is the Baltimore Ravens reached out to me early through the process, and I think that's the important thing. I've had a tremendous amount of respect for the organization for again, having competed against it and knowing that they've won at the highest level. So really, that's the important thing. But, it was nice that they reached out to me early, and again, between John [Harbaugh] and Ozzie [Newsome] and the organization, I'm glad they came together."
On how last season's experience with Miami impacted his decision to take this job with the Ravens instead of taking time off: "Well, it's interesting. I grew up in this profession and I've never taken any time off in the profession. So, that's probably the first thing. I think the thing that most people can relate to [is that] in life we all get stung on occasion. If you're in the National Football League as a coach or a player long enough, you're going to get stung. But the sting is going away and the important thing is now I'm part of the Baltimore Ravens, and I'm really just sincerely – my family as well – we're sincerely looking forward to being there."
On his success with the Chargers and how he hopes to have similar success with the Ravens: "Well, I've been very fortunate to be around a lot of good players and a lot of good quarterbacks. I've probably learned as much from the quarterbacks I've been around as they've probably learned from me. I think the good systems take what they have, maximize the players that they have, and at the same time continue to develop the guys that they have to work with. Again, I've just been fortunate. I don't think I've ever really bought into comparing players, just because I think all of them are unique. But I think the system does have a good feel for developing quarterbacks. I think the system knows how to utilize backs, tight ends, receivers. The core of the system is the offensive line, so for that, we know how critical that is. To compare them probably wouldn't be fair, but I know I'm excited about the starting point we have."
On how much input he will have in forming the offensive staff and when he plans on having it together: "It'll be John's staff and I'll follow his lead. Again, the fact that we have a long relationship, I think, helps. We know a lot of people in the league, but John's a guy who's not afraid to go out and just look for the best coaches. So I'll follow his lead and support him and what he needs done and probably be a part of the interview process."
On how therapeutic it is to go from his situation with the Dolphins to have a job with the Ravens in a short period: "Well, I've never thought it was about me. I'm excited to be a part of a team and an organization. That's the way I see things. It's nice that it did come together quickly so my family can have some direction. But again, as I said earlier, everyone gets stung occasionally in life and it's good to learn from it and get back up. You move forward, you make the best of it. I think that's the important thing, and I'm excited about moving forward, as well as I know the Ravens are."
On his initial reaction and how he dealt with losing his job in Miami: "Having grown up in the profession, this is what I love to do. It's what I feel like I'm called to do, and it's such a blessing to be able to coach in the National Football League. I've always respected the game, respected the league, respected the players and coaches in the league. People talk about time off and all those things; you've got to be kidding me. This is what I've dreamed about doing since I was a kid. I'm blessed to be able to do it, and I'm glad that I get to continue to do it."
On what role he sees QB Kyle Boller playing in his offense: "There's really going to be a lot of time in the next few weeks and the next few months to just assess the season. I think there's going to be an appropriate time to answer that. Right now, we're going to get some other things in place and get some things assessed, and then I'm sure we can talk about that at some other point."
On if he was contacted by the Ravens prior to John Harbaugh's hiring, or if Harbaugh made first contact: "Knowing that John was involved in the process, and again, we've worked together and we've known each other, that was the extent of it."
On how much an offense's success is attributed to the talent as opposed to the system that the talent is in: "It's a good question. I think it's both, I really do. I think I've seen a lot of players, first-round pick players, come into this system and flourish and win games and go to Pro Bowls and do all those things. Guys, that are undrafted free agents come into the system, work hard in the offseason, develop their skills, and then we utilize the talents that they have and they've gone on to win championships and play at a Pro Bowl level. So I think it's a combination of the two. I don't think any system is just going to make a player, and I don't think that any one player is going to make a system. So I think it's a combination of the two."
On how much he will rely on John Harbaugh for input with the offense: "I'm glad you asked that question, because I've had so much respect for him over the years, and [I] watched him play. Those are things I'm sure that John can answer, and I'm sure that Ozzie [can answer] when we get together again. I haven't been to the complex for the last couple of days, so those are things that I'm sure will be resolved down the road."
On how he intends to make the offense more "open" than it has been in the past: "Again, I think it goes through a couple things first. One is going through the assessment of where we are. In some cases, you'll know a little bit more about that than I will, but it won't take me long to get through all that. Then it goes to starting the offseason and evaluating and seeing it with my own two eyes and working with our staff, with the players that we have. Then you just evolve from there. Am I going to make a lot of promises? I know we're going to work hard. We've got a plan. We've got a system of offense that we like. I can't ever remember having to make a whole bunch of promises, offensively. We just have to let our play speak for itself."
On balancing the power with John Harbaugh: "There's no concern at all. I know what I'll do offensively; John will be a great resource. He's coached offense before. Obviously, he's coached defense. He's got tremendous expertise on both sides of the ball, as well as special teams, which I think really makes him unique in a lot of ways. The one thing I understand is that it's the head coach's offense, it's the head coach's defense, and it's the head coach's special teams. We work with them in those things. Sometimes the head coach can give you a different perspective and see things that you can't see. Sometimes, you can get in so close that you miss something, and John will be a great resource. [With] our relationship, I know he won't hesitate to make suggestions, and I think that's the way it works best. I'm looking forward to it."
On how he feels he has evolved since he's been in the NFL: "At one point in time, you talked about running the football; you talked about creating balance. Now, the things that really affect you in terms of your system are the rule changes. Some of the rule changes the last few years that relate to illegal contact and how they officiate holding and a lot of those things, as you can see, have affected offenses. People are able to spread people out more. There are some things that are taking place in our game that it will be interesting to see if our personnel can fit into some of the things that other people are doing. That's the assessment that I kind of talked about – looking at our personnel. So, as the rules change, usually the game starts to change. The college game has changed tremendously; I think that's had an effect. It's good. You're seeing a style of football I think people really enjoy watching. It's fun to coach, I can tell you that."
On what he thinks of the health of QB Steve McNair: "Again, that whole assessment, that whole process, is going to take place. I'm looking forward to doing that with John and Ozzie and our staff. I think the minute you start trying to predict that kind of stuff… I know there were a lot of those predictions going around the last couple of years in Green Bay, and then we all saw what happened [with Brett Favre in 2007]. So, I think you just see where guys are, get a consensus, and I'm sure all those things will come to light over the next weeks and months."
On why he chose to come to the Ravens: "Well, several things: Obviously, the respect I have for the organization and the leadership of the organization. That plays a huge part in that. But, to get the call from John and the respect I have for him – and then Ozzie, to get call from him as well – things just evolved over the last couple of weeks. You go with a gut feeling, and I think you guys know that this place is special, and I'm just excited to be a part of it."
On if he anticipates calling the plays: "Well, yes. Obviously, you rely on your entire staff when it comes to play-calling, but I'll be calling the plays. I think that's the important thing."
On how he has changed in the last year: "I strongly believe that you just continue to grow. You continue to get better. How you do that is you just continue to work hard and learn. And you learn from mistakes you make. Anytime you're trying to do something great, you'll make mistakes, you'll learn from them, you'll grow from them, and that's the way I still approach it. I approach it that way today. That's how I'll approach it in my time there, continually try to get better as a coach everyday, get our staff to continually get better, our players to get better. You have to continue to improve in the National Football League. It's just too competitive if you don't. "
On anything he'd like to say to the fans in Miami: "My family and I are excited to move on to Baltimore. We're very appreciative of the way that people [in Miami] treated [us] – especially my family. I would say, 'Thank you very much' for the respect that we were treated with there our entire time. I just want to say thank you."
On the talent here in Baltimore seeming similar to the talent he started with in San Diego: "I would agree with a lot of the things you just said, however now is the time of year that most of us are stepping back and reflecting on last year. Then you kind of take a deep breath, and you start to just go back and assess. I'm looking forward to that process. That's an important thing: Go back and really look at it. Look at it through 16 games, and see which guys can do things consistently over extended periods of time, the areas they need to improve in. The improvement plan in the offseason is obviously important. [We'll] really start to factor those things in some time down the road."
On how much he will rely on the input of veteran players: "There will be a lot of communication. What we'll do is, we'll sit down with guys [and] talk about things they feel they're doing well [and] the things they think they need to improve on. What are their goals? What are their individual goals? What are their goals within our offense? And [I'll] then give them, at the same time, my assessment. I'll go through, as well as our staff will go through, all the games. [I'll] just talk to them. If there's something they might want to improve on, and take that approach, I think that's the important thing. They'll have a lot of confidence in what we'll do. A big part of what we'll do is get everybody involved. That's probably the most important thing, in getting everybody to understand everybody is going to have a role in what we do. It's a team concept. As you heard John say, 'It's the team, it's the team, it's the team.' Offensively, it's the same philosophy within."
On how much of a factor the talent of a roster is in deciding whether or not to accept a job: "I think there are all sorts of ways to look at things. Obviously, there are a lot of positives in Baltimore. However, I can say that it wasn't that long ago that the San Diego Chargers were the worst team in the league. You've got to continue to improve and build. It's a factor, but at the same time, if you go in and you work hard and you stick to [the] plan, you'll be successful."
On how he plans to address turnovers: "Turnover ratio? We all know how important that is. Ball security is critical. That's something that I think every team emphasizes. Some years you do a better job than others, but it's one of those things that we know is a key determining factor to whether you win or not. Your ability to take care of the football is going to be critical."
Ravens Commit $500,000 for New Destination Playground
The new playground at Northwest Regional Park in Owings Mills will feature a wheelchair accessible rubberized surface, as well as features for children of all ages, including a timed 40-yard dash.
Press Release: Ravens Playoff Activities for Divisional Round
Press Release: Ravens Kick Off Playoff Run
As Baltimore Ravens players and coaches prepare for their Wild Card playoff game, the rest of the organization will provide several safe, COVID-compliant opportunities for fans to celebrate the team's ninth trip to the postseason in the last 13 years.
The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation and Ravens Announce $5 Million Donation
The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation and the Baltimore Ravens have combined to donate $5 million to assist vital programs supported by Catholic Charities from more than 200 locations in Baltimore City and nine Maryland counties.
Press Release: 2020 Pro Bowl Ravens
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Press Release: Bradley Bozeman Named Ravens' Nominee For Walter Payton NFL Man Of The Year Award Presented By Nationwide
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This tutorial shows you how to create a custom picker in Cascades. You'll create a simple application that consists of three columns that correspond to RGB color values. The first column contains the values for red, the second column contains the values for green, and the third contains the values for blue. You can scroll through each of the columns to choose a custom color and display it below the custom picker.
You can click here to download the tools that you need and learn how to create, build, and run your Cascades project.
Before we start creating our app, create an empty project in the Momentics IDE, making sure to select the Standard empty project template. If you're not sure how to do this, take a look at Create a new project.
Several files were created automatically when you created your project. In the src folder, you'll see applicationui.cpp, appplicationui.hpp, and main.cpp. These C++ source files take care of basic app functions, such as creating the app object, starting the main event loop, and loading a QML file that represents the UI of the app.


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Forza Motorsport 6 é um jogo de corrida automóvel, produzido pela Turn 10 Studios e publicado pela Xbox Game Studios Exclusivamente para o Xbox One.

Revelado pela primeira vez em Janeiro de 2015 durante o North American International Auto Show em Detroit, Michigan, o jogo é o sexto título da série Forza e foi lançado em 15 de Setembro de 2015.

Revelado pela primeira vez durante o Salão Internacional do Automóvel da América do Norte em Detroit, Michigan , em 12 de janeiro de 2015, a Turn 10 continuou a parceria com a BBC série automotivo Top Gear , mas o apresentador do show, Jeremy Clarkson , foi excluído do jogo.  Turn 10 também uma parceria com a Ford Motor Company , fabricante do 2017 Ford GT carro tampa.  Após a liberação, o jogo recebeu críticas em grande parte positivas, com os críticos elogiando novos efeitos de adições, conteúdo e tempo do jogo.

De acordo com o site de pontuação agregadas Metacritic, Forza Motorsport 6 recebeu "análises geralmente favoráveis" por parte dos críticos.

Gameplay

Forza Motorsport 6 apresenta novos elementos de jogabilidade, como chuva e corridas a noite.  Também em destaque, é um novo modo história chamada "Histórias de Motorsport", que oferece cerca de 70 horas de jogo. Forza Motorsport 6 foi lançado com mais de 460 carros, mais do dobro do número de carros no Forza Motorsport 5 , e com 26 lugares.

Novo para a série Forza Motorsport é a corrida de pista molhada. Os efeitos de água podem afetar a corrida, fazendo com que os carros derrapem ou sofram hidro-aquaplanagem ao passarem nas poças de aguas. Os Designers visitaram as pistas reais do mundo para observar onde as poças eram formadas, a fim de modelá-los no jogo. As poças aparecerão nos mesmos locais e se comportam da mesma forma sempre que a pista estiver molhada, dando aos jogadores a oportunidade de aprender onde estão os riscos e como lidar com eles.

Turn 10 Studios confirmou que a parceria com a BBC de  série automotiva Top Gear vai continuar, mas não incluiria o apresentador Jeremy Clarkson. A pista de testes Top Gear e The Stig primo digital "s retorna de Forza Motorsport 5. Comentário de apresentadores James Maio e Richard Hammond é destaque durante todo o jogo.

Pistas

 Brands Hatch
 Bernese Alps
 Circuito da Catalunha
 Circuito de Spa-Francorchamps
 Daytona International Speedway
 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
 Circuit de la Sarthe
 Lime Rock Park
 Circuito de Rua de Long Beach
 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
 Mount Panorama Circuit
 (Bathurst)
 Nürburgring
 Prague
 Rio
 Road America
 Road Atlanta
 Sebring International Raceway
 Circuito de Silverstone
 Test Track
 Top Gear
 Circuito de Yas Marina

Recepção Da Crítica
Teve uma melhor recepção da critica em relação ao Forza Motorsport 5. no Metacritic tem uma avaliação de 86% para Xbox One e 82% para PC. O público deu uma boa nota, mas a maioria ainda preferia o Forza Motorsport 2 e 4.

Vendas
Forza Motorsport 6 acumulou 7.4 milhões de unidades vendidas, todas apenas no Xbox One.

Em 2016 a Microsoft anunciou que a série Forza no Xbox One contava com 78 milhões de jogadores e Forza Motorsport 6 estava incluso na lista.

Ligações externas
Página oficial
Forza Motorsport 6 em Xbox.com
Forza Motorsport no Twitter

Forza (séries)
Jogos para Xbox One
Jogos exclusivos para Xbox One
Jogos eletrônicos de 2015
Jogos eletrônicos da Microsoft
Jogos eletrônicos desenvolvidos nos Estados Unidos
Jogos multijogador em tela dividida
Jogos eletrônicos ambientados em Daytona Beach, Flórida


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Dawid Malan Bio
Dawid Johannes Malan was born in Roehampton, London, on September 3, 1987. He is a member of the England and Middlesex cricket teams. He bats left-handed and bowls leg-spin rarely.
His father (also called Dawid) was a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman who competed in South African and English domestic cricket.
In 2006, he was a member of the MCC Young Cricketers and Boland in South Africa (2005/2006 season). After that, he joined Middlesex. On 7 July 2006, he made his 1st XI debut against Surrey in a Twenty20 Cup match at The Oval.
By 2007, Malan had amassed 969 runs at an average of 51 in the Second XI Championship. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex in June 2008, scoring 132*.
On July 8, 2008, Malan became the 24th player to score a century in the Twenty20 Cup, scoring 103 off 54 balls against the Lancashire Lightning in the quarter-final match.
Malan owns the world record for the highest ever individual score in a T20 (103), which he achieved when batting at number six.
He was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad in June 2017 for the series against South Africa. On his T20I debut for England against South Africa on June 25, 2017, he scored 78 runs. Malan was named 'Player of the Match' for his batting effort as England won the match.
In July 2017, Malan was appointed to England's Test squad ahead of the third Test against South Africa. He made his Test debut as a no. 5 batsman against South Africa on July 27, 2017. He only had one run before being bowled out by Kagiso Rabada with a yorker.
Rise to Glory
In the 2017-18 Ashes series, which Australia won 4-0, Malan was England's best batsman. During the third Test at the WACA in Perth, he scored his first Test century. His century was the first in the series by an England batsman.
Club Career
Malan played for Peshawar Zalmi in the first season of the Pakistan Super League in 2015, in addition to playing Middlesex in county cricket. He remained with Zalmi the next season and claimed the tournament.
Given the current security situation in Pakistan, he was part of a select group of international players who decided to play in the final in Lahore.
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Hsuan-Wen Lin is currently the director of the Conservatory of Music and a music/ orchestra teacher at the Yinghua Academy. She attained her doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota, majoring in Violin Performance.
Lin has frequently been invited to perform in professional orchestras and local concerts. In 2008, she was invited to be the concertmaster of the Mississippi Valley Orchestra Christmas concert, The Nutcracker. In 2009 and 2011, she performed with the New Music Ensemble for the University of Minnesota tour in Wisconsin and Iowa. In 2012, she was invited to be the concertmaster of the National Music Festival. In the same year, her performances of Erwin Schulhoff's Duo, was featured in the World Journal. The Minnesota Daily also covered and published her solo recital of Gunther Schuller's Duologue. In 2014 and 2015, she has performed on different occasions, including concerts with the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota and Taiwan Online Library.


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Windows 8 is Coming Soon!
Windows 8 RTM (Release to Manufacturing) is now available for developers. The official release date to manufacturers is October 26. Which means you can purchase Windows 8 either by upgrading or ordering a new pc or device starting October 26.
Why should you consider upgrading to Windows 8? It provides faster boot times, the new tiles-based interface, improved search capability, two new means for system recovery, and Windows To Go, that allows you to take an encrypted copy of your user profile with you on a thumb drive. To learn more about how you can use the new and improved features in Windows 8 for business, download Microsoft's Windows 8 Product Guide for Business.


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Consumer campaigner Martin Lewis launches search for champion giver ahead of Christmas shopping binge
Martin Lewis, the founder of Moneysavingexpert.com, is today launching a search for someone who will inspire us to be more generous ahead of the Christmas shopping frenzy.
He is leading a campaign alongside the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) to find a bighearted charity supporter or community hero who gives their time, money or voice to good causes to become the Champion for #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving on Tuesday December 1.
#GivingTuesday provides an antidote immediately after the consumer frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday at the start of the festive season, by asking people to do something for a good cause - give some time, some money or raise awareness of a cause close to their heart.
Nearly 1,000 charities, businesses, local authorities, and cities across the UK have already joined the #GivingTuesday campaign, which came to Britain for the first time last year.
Martin Lewis will sit on a judging panel to choose a #GivingTuesday Champion to highlight the fantastic work millions of people do for good causes across the country. The winner will be given support to share their story with thousands of #GivingTuesday partners and receive £250 to donate to the charity of their choice.
Other panellists will be John Low, Chief Executive of CAF, Luke Cameron, charity adviser and head of the Nicest Job In Britain, Leon Ward, youth leader, young trustee and campaigner, and Carolyn Mayling, founder of Rosie's Rainbow Fund.
The winner will be announced on Tuesday 10 November.
Martin Lewis said: "Christmas time for many has become a session of tit for tat giving. The problem with that is most people end up with unwanted tat.
"So I'm fully behind changing the tone, Christmas isn't a retail festival. So to follow on from Black Friday with the much more powerful idea of #GivingTuesday is perfect.
"Let's celebrate working through charities and giving time to benefit others in a way we know truly works.
"Therefore I'm delighted to be launching the search for #GivingTuesday's Champion – it's time to shout out about those who give of themselves – I can't wait to read the entries."
John Low, Chief Executive of CAF, said: "#GivingTuesday is all about bringing together thousands of small acts of kindness for good causes.
"After two days that are good for deals and good for shopping, #GivingTuesday encourages people to do good for causes they care about.
"#GivingTuesday is all about people doing something for a good cause so our search for a #GivingTuesday Champion aims to recognise those who have the power to inspire us all."
#GivingTuesday launched in the UK last year when hundreds of charities, businesses and communities came together to celebrate generosity. Donations through Visa were up by 10 per cent compared to the previous year and #GivingTuesday trended for over 11 hours in the UK, with 2,500 tweets per hour.
Entries can made on the #GivingTuesday website and must be made by Thursday 29 October.
http://www.givingtuesday.org.uk/stories/could-you-our-givingtuesday-ambassador.html
For more information on #GivingTuesday and the Champion search please visit http://www.givingtuesday.org.uk/
Watch a video of what happened last year - please feel free to use this video on your website.
Pics of judges available on request.